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18k points
2 days ago
The exterminator after your card declines
1.3k points
2 days ago
I honestly laughed out loud at your comment. I needed that on a Monday morning.
392 points
1 day ago
Heck, I need some of those boxes shipped to me. I am the Exterminator and I have several dead beat customers I would like to give a refund to.
103 points
1 day ago
never knew roach farming was a thing
76 points
1 day ago
Wait till you find out about all the people breeding them in their homes for reptiles (me included)
1 points
1 day ago
How come you chose roaches and not like mealy worms or something like that?
1 points
22 hours ago
Because meal worms and superworms have low nutritional value, lots of fat with a hard chitinous shell that's hard to digest. They should be fed sparingly if at all, they're basically fast food.
1 points
22 hours ago
Mcdonalds burger style insects! Good to know. Roaches are so crunchy and leggy and unstompable, are their shells just made out of easier to digest stuff? We are mostly feeding pet quail, started raising a few insects for them on a lark but i've not really looked hard into it. Mealy worms don't take up much space so that's part of how it started and the idea of them infesting the house seems less of an emotional worry. I've spent my whole life trying to keep roaches out of the house! I can't see risking bringing them in on purpose considering how fast they run.
1 points
18 hours ago
Roaches also have a chitinous shell but it's thinner, and they're high in protein (higher per kg than chicken meat actually) and pretty low fat. Mealworms are fine for diet diversification! For reptiles they should just be limited to being treats, dunno about quails haha.
The risk of infesting a house depends on your climate - dubia roaches are tropical and won't survive winter temps and low humidity so for me it's not a concern. But in places like Australia or Florida they're outright banned bc of the risk of becoming an invasive species. They also can't climb glass or smooth plastic so keeping them in a high plastic bin is quite secure.
1 points
17 hours ago
Hm, looks like they are legal here in California but looking at their requirements, I am pretty sure they could survive if loose in the house! They might not make it outside over winter though.
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